Germany looked top contenders for Euro 2012 but seemed to 'choke' when they reached the semi final against Italy. This new breed of German team has flair in abundance but lacks some of the old German steel and determination and they still have to prove they can go all the way a tournament like this.

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Top World Cup Bets on Germany

Here are the best bets available on Germany at the 2014 World Cup:

Germany have won their group at 3 of the last 4 major tournaments.

They have recent form over their main two rivals in this group.

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Germany only dropped two points in qualifying and that was against the group runners up Sweden. Germany were 3-0 up at half time but gave up that lead in the second half and eventually drew 4-4. That game summed Germany up in many ways. They are capable of scoring and conceding plenty of goals and they still don't have the mental strength of previous Germany sides.

Germany Player Stats From World Cup Qualifying

These are the goalscoring stats from Germany’s World Cup Qualifying campaign. Use these to pick the best goalscorer bets in all of Germany’s World Cup matches.

Player

Apps (Sub)

Goals

Games Scored In

First Goals

Last Goals

Hat Tricks

Penalty

Mesut Özil

10 (0)

7

6

0

1

0

2

Marco Reus

6 (0)

5

3

3

1

0

0

Thomas Müller

10 (0)

4

3

1

3

0

0

Mario Götze

3 (4)

4

4

1

0

0

0

Miroslav Klose

6 (0)

4

3

2

0

0

0

Toni Kroos

6 (1)

3

2

0

0

0

0

Andre Schürrle

2 (4)

3

1

0

1

1

0

Per Mertesacker

8 (0)

2

2

1

0

0

0

Mesut Oezil

1 (0)

1

1

0

1

0

0

Andre Schuerrle

1 (0)

1

1

0

0

0

0

Sami Khedira

8 (0)

1

1

1

0

0

0

Ilkay Gündogan

1 (1)

1

1

0

0

0

0

All stats reflect bookies rules for own goals and 90 mins play in their respective markets.
Mesut Ozil was Germany's top scorer in qualifying but he doesn't appeal as the most likely goalscorer for Germany at the World Cup. He does have a goal threat but is much happier creating chances for others and it's worth remembering that he scored six goals in nine games during Euro 2012 qualifying and then he only scored a solitary penalty at the finals.

Germany Players' Disciplinary Stats

Check Germany's yellow and red card stats below to help highlight the best bets in the cards markets for Germany's World Cup matches.

Player

Apps (Sub)

Yellow Cards

First Yellow Card Of Game

Red Cards

Philipp Lahm

9 (0)

3

0

0

Marco Reus

6 (0)

3

1

0

Benedikt Höwedes

1 (2)

2

0

0

Bastian Schweinsteiger

5 (0)

2

0

0

Sami Khedira

8 (0)

2

1

0

Mats Hummels

3 (0)

1

0

0

Andre Schürrle

2 (4)

1

0

0

Miroslav Klose

6 (0)

1

0

0

Holger Badstuber

4 (0)

1

0

0

Considering Germany were dominant in their group they picked up plenty of yellow cards during qualifying. It was no surprise to see Philipp Lahm pick up as many bookings as any other player as full backs are often most susceptible to getting booked but Marco Reus' tendency to get himself booked was a little surprising and something worth noting for the match booking markets at the World Cup.

Germany Team Stats From World Cup 2014 Qualifying

Germany's team stats can be found below, these stats can be applied to a multitude of match markets during the World Cup.

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Goal Stats

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Results Stats

Games

10

No. Of Games

10

Goals

36

No. Of Games Won

9

Conceded

10

No. Of Games Drawn

1

First Goals

9

No. Of Games Lost

0

Last Goals

7

No. Of Games Winning At Half Time

9

Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5

10 / 10 / 4

No. Of Games Drawing At Half Time

0

Under 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5

0 / 0 / 6

No. Of Games Losing At Half Time

1

Clean Sheets

5

No. Of Games Team Won Both Halves

6

First Half Clean Sheets

9

No. Of Games Won To Nil

5

Second Half Clean Sheets

5

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First Half Goals

16

-

-

Second Half Goals

20

-

-

None Scored

0

-

-

Team Scored In Both Halves

10

-

-

Games Both Teams Scored

5

-

-

Germany score and concede plenty of goals and have done for several years now. Their goals were fairly evenly distributed between the first half and second half during qualifying and it is worth noting that they scored in both halves of every match. Because Germany score so many goals they often already hold a lead by half time and were winning at half time in nine of their ten qualifiers which is a good betting pointer for when they play all but the strongest teams at the World Cup.